Raynor HCA 2013-07
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/18/2013
A rare pair of photographs of the hanging of two Filipino revolutionaries, 4" x 6", Jan. 1901, taken during the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902), which was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following annexation by the United States. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the Philippine struggle for independence, preceded by the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American War. The first image shows the two men convicted of murdering two American soldiers walking up the stairs to the gallows. On the verso in period ink it reads in part: "July 12, 1901...Two murderer from Panique killing 2 American soldiers on guard duty January first 1901 in Panique". The second image shows the men hanging after the "drop", and reads on the verso in part: "The only good Fillipino I saw in my time since April 15, 1899". The writer also adds "We had quite some fun over the affair; a game of Basse Ball and many other sporting games". The first image has some loss at the top right, which does not affect the subject matter, both have some light age, else good.
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